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Marguerite PREJEAN dite LEBRETON was born abt. 1712 in Acadia, Canada
Marguerite PREJEAN dite LEBRETON was the child of Jean PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) dit LEBRETON and Andree SAVOIE and the grandchild of: (maternal) François SAVOIE and Catherine LEJEUNESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marguerite married René DUGUAY 7 October 1733 in Pabos, Chandler, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
René DUGUAY was born abt. 1710 in Bretagne, France (Brittany). René died 1 July 1776 in Pabos, Chandler, Quebec, Canada.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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